Fly Fishing School by Hacklebarney TU

[Rich T]

Fellows:
Hacklebarney TU is offering a comprehensive two day fly fishing school on May 1 and 2. It is open to anglers of 16 years or older for $75 per person.
May 1 at REI store, 280 Rt10, East Hanover from 9am to 4pm on the basics.
May 2 at Hackettstown Hatchery, 5th Ave & Reese Ave, Hacketstown from 8:30am to 3:30pm for some pond fly fishing.
This is a great opportunity to learn from some very experienced & talented fly fishermen that are willing to share their knowledge at just the right time.
Please see Home for more details.
Regards,
Rich T

 

[golden beetle]

Fellows:
Hacklebarney TU is offering a comprehensive two day fly fishing school on May 1 and 2. It is open to anglers of 16 years or older for $75 per person.
May 1 at REI store, 280 Rt10, East Hanover from 9am to 4pm on the basics.
May 2 at Hackettstown Hatchery, 5th Ave & Reese Ave, Hacketstown from 8:30am to 3:30pm for some pond fly fishing.
This is a great opportunity to learn from some very experienced & talented fly fishermen that are willing to share their knowledge at just the right time.
Please see Home for more details.
Regards,
Rich T

This sounds like a lot of fun. if I show up, will I be compensated for my time?

I'm just asking, cuz I can outfish all the members of haclebarney tu put. Together, on all their best days.

You dingleberries go fishing in hatchery ponds?

 

[JeffK]

GB,
I think we are full up on instructors for the fly course, but could sure use help teaching kids to fish at Sunrise Lake on Earth Day, April 17. It's only sunny fishing, but one year me and another guy helped over 100 kids catch their first fish ever. Satisfying, but tiring, so we can always use help.

Teaching beginners you don't need to be a pro, but we try to do the best we can. We have taught this course for about 10 years now and it is getting smoother every year. On our tying night the likes of Ken Tutalo, John Collins, Ralph Graves, Brodheadscreek etc didn't meet the expectations of many of the people who post on this board (hey, it's hard for a small chapter to pull together programs every month and you guys can be a tough crowd), but most beginners seemed to learn something from these guys.

I'm not embarrassed by using the educational facilities at the Pequest (used to go there before budget cuts closed it on weekends) and Hackettstown Hatcheries. Nice classrooms, picnic tables to eat lunch on, clean toilets, and educational ponds with room to cast and plentiful fish. Miss the giant rainbows of the Pequest educational pond, but fishing for channel cats still teaches one the basics.

 

[golden beetle]

Well, I don't mean to be critical.

It sounds like a good program. It is cheap, at 75 dollars.

As they say, however, you probably get what you pay for.

 

[Hllywd76]

GB,
I think we are full up on instructors for the fly course, but could sure use help teaching kids to fish at Sunrise Lake on Earth Day, April 17. It's only sunny fishing, but one year me and another guy helped over 100 kids catch their first fish ever. Satisfying, but tiring, so we can always use help.

Teaching beginners you don't need to be a pro, but we try to do the best we can. We have taught this course for about 10 years now and it is getting smoother every year. On our tying night the likes of Ken Tutalo, John Collins, Ralph Graves, Brodheadscreek etc didn't meet the expectations of many of the people who post on this board (hey, it's hard for a small chapter to pull together programs every month and you guys can be a tough crowd), but most beginners seemed to learn something from these guys.

I'm not embarrassed by using the educational facilities at the Pequest (used to go there before budget cuts closed it on weekends) and Hackettstown Hatcheries. Nice classrooms, picnic tables to eat lunch on, clean toilets, and educational ponds with room to cast and plentiful fish. Miss the giant rainbows of the Pequest educational pond, but fishing for channel cats still teaches one the basics.

I could use him for the safety portion on what not to do. Nah it will be easier without the A-holes around here. I'm looking forward to the school and helping were I can.

Kevin

 

[dcabarle]

GB,

On our tying night the likes of Ken Tutalo, John Collins, Ralph Graves, Brodheadscreek etc didn't meet the expectations of many of the people who post on this board (hey, it's hard for a small chapter to pull together programs every month and you guys can be a tough crowd), but most beginners seemed to learn something from these guys.

First... Glad to see you posting again. You've always offered some good information and it's appreciated by many, so thanks for that.

As far as your selection of guys. I don't know Ralph Graves but, aside any differences with a few of the other guys, I think you've got a lineup fully capable of teaching how to tie flies. I've seen samples from each of them and they are nothing short of great tiers. Innovative? I'm not so sure but nevertheless, they tie pretty damned good (Better than anything that ever came off my vice, that's for sure.)